Fees

Security Deposit:
Refundable at the end of Year 6 or in your final term
upon receipt of one full term’s written notice of withdrawal

£500.00

Termly Fees:
(Please note there are three terms within the academic year).
Inclusive of all educational trips & visits
Please contact the School Bursar if you would like to discuss monthly payments and the associated costs

After School Club
Pre-booked in Advance ~ 3.30pm to 6.00pm
Ad-Hoc Attendance ~ 3.30pm to 6.00 pm
(including sandwich tea)

£8.50
£9.00

Attendance

Excluding EYFE*

Morning session 8.30am to Noon

£ 30.00

Full Day Session 8.30am to 3.30 pm

£ 40.00

*If your child is aged between three and four and meets the date of birth criteria set by Kent County Council they will be entitled to a maximum of 570 hours Early Years Free Entitlement per year (EYFE). This can be taken in a pattern of up to 15 hours per week (3 hours per session or 5 hours per day) for a maximum of 38 weeks a year.

Our Term Dates vary, however, based on an academic year of 172 school days, the average charge per term would be as follows:

Attendance

Excluding EYFE

3 mornings

£890.00

4 mornings

£1,170.00

5 mornings

£1,440.00

3 days

£1,310.00

4 days

£1,670.00

5 days

£2,050.00

Early Years Free Entitlement

Parents of all 3 & 4 year olds are entitled to claim up to a maximum of 15 hours a week (570 hours per academic year) of Early Years Free Entitlement (EYFE).

St Joseph’s Convent Preparatory School offers three different patterns of delivery for the EYFE as follows:

A morning session in the Foundation Class lasts from 8.30am to 12 noon. 3 hours’ EYFE will be given for each morning attended and the additional time will be paid for by parents. Children will have lunch and be collected at 12 noon when the morning session ends.

A full day session in the Foundation Class lasts from 8.30 am -3.30pm. 5 hours’ EYFE will be given during this time and the additional time will be paid for by parents. Children should be collected at 3.30 pm or may stay on for After School Care, which will be charged for separately.

If parents want only to access their free entitlement, limited sessions are available each afternoon from 12.30-3.30 pm, 3 hours’ entitlement each afternoon. Parents must collect their child promptly at 3.30 pm. If some afternoon sessions in the Foundation Class are already full, we may not be able to offer the full 15 hour entitlement, or if all afternoons are full they may have to join a waiting list until space becomes available.

The Government provides EYFE for a maximum of 38 weeks (570 hours) a year. 35 weeks (525 hours) are offered during the School’s published term dates and the remaining 3 weeks (45 hours) are offered as an option during the school holidays, with dates being advised in advance.

Information regarding a child’s sessions in the Early Years Foundation Class have to be sent to Kent County Council (KCC) at the beginning of each term and parents must ensure that they have returned the Parental Declaration form to the Bursar’s Office so that the entitlement claim can be made. It should be noted that once the claim has been sent to KCC, usually within 2 weeks of the start of term, it cannot be changed until the following term; so if a child increases their hours during the term or starts at half term no change in entitlement will be given until the following term.

The EYFE continues to be available once the child moves into Early Years Reception Class. Should Parents wish their child to access only their free 15 hours, until they have reached the age of five, their child can remain in the Early Years Foundation as outlined above.

If you have any queries regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact the Miss Harries, on bursar@sjcps.org.

The staff and pupils of St. Joseph's warmly invite you to their open morning on Saturday 28th April followed by an alumni celebration. All welcome. Further details to follow.